The Tascosa Rebel boys' basketball team gave it their all Friday night at Vernon, when they lost 65-64 to Arlington Bowie. The Rebs led most of the second half before the Volunteers hit a three with just under ten seconds to go.

The final debate between President Obama and Gov. Romney ended last night and now it's time for the voters to decide who will be the next president on Nov. 6th.

Political pundits have had their say about all three presidential debates and the lone vice presidential debate. I'm going to bet that Democrats will say their men won and the Republicans will do the same.

This has certainly been a summer for phonies. Lately, the baseball suspensions for PEDs have been the epitome of phoniness.
Even Nelson Cruz of the Texas Rangers took his suspension, but left the club without a right fielder. GM Jon Daniels was able to get Alex Rios from the White Sox for hardly nothing in return.
Cruz will never be back with Texas. Not after delaying his decision about an appeal and leaving the Rangers very little wiggle room.

Everybody involved in the history of golf knows the name of "Old Tom Morris." He was the Scottish pioneer of professional golf, who won the Open Championship four different times (1861, 1862, 1864, 1867) and revived the revered St. Andrews course.

On Thursday, Amarillo Country Club opened its newly-reconstructed golf course, and the ceremonial first drive was hit by 93-year old S. Tom Morris, an attorney with the Underwood Law Firm. Morris will turn 94 years young - and he whacked his drive down the middle of the first fairway.

I have waited since the April 15th Boston Marathon before sharing my thoughts about this brazen display of evil once again in the United States. The two Chechean brothers apparently were given mad about the wars in Irag and Afghanistan and that prompted their anger.

I really liked Chip Chandler's article about J.D. Souther. He's probably one of the least known Amarilloans who made it in show business.

Since I did not grow up in Amarillo, I probably should not attempt to name the famous people from here who made it in showbiz. But since I have lived here 38 1/2 years, and will stay here since I have burial plots, I figure I can try.

This week we will receive the recommendations from Vice President Joe Biden's special commission on guns.

I suspect it will have a wide-range of suggestions about gun control, especially after the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. But I understand even Biden has admitted probably nothing would have stopped the shooter.With all due respect to the VP, it is very hard to stop an evil madman from doing what he intends to do.

What did you say in 2005, Sen. Harry Reid, when Republicans wanted to do what you did today in the U.S. Senate? How about then Sen. Barack Obama and then-Sen. Joe Biden?

To cut off a long-held tradition of more than 220 years the Democrats voted to end the long-standing of being able to filibuster unless there are 60 senators to break a filibuster. Now it takes just 51 senators or the majority party to do it.